Antennal sense cone variation in Teuchothrips species of New Caledonia, with one new generic combination (Thysanoptera, Phlaeothripinae)
Author
Mound, Laurence A.
Australian National Insect Collection CSIRO, PO Box 1700, Canberra, ACT 2601
Author
Goldarazena, Arturo
Museo Nacional de Ciencias Naturales, Laboratorio Nacional de Referencia de Nematodos y Artrópodos de intrerés agrícola y forestal, Calle Serrano 115 Duplicado, SP- 28006 Madrid, Spain.
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Zootaxa
2022
2022-04-01
5124
2
238
244
journal article
53149
10.11646/zootaxa.5124.2.9
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1175-5326
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Key to the
Teuchothrips
species from
New Caledonia
1. Maxillary stylets widely separated, about 50% of head width apart, retracted into head no more than one third of distance to posterior margin of eyes................................................................................ 2
- Maxillary stylets close together, no more than 25% of head width apart and sometimes crossing over each other, retracted to posterior margin of eyes................................................................................ 3
2. Fore tibia of both sexes with small tubercle at inner apex; postocular and pronotal major setae pointed; antennal segment III yellow, IV–V bicolored; fore wing with 13–16 duplicated cilia..........................................
cleistanthi
- Fore tibia of both sexes without apical tubercle; postocular and pronotal major setae weakly capitate; antennal segments III–V yellow; fore wing with 10–12 duplicated cilia..........................................................
kraussi
3. Occipital ridge of head simple and transverse (
Fig. 4
); head extensively reticulate; pronotal anteromarginal setae small, 0.25 as long as antennal segment III, 0.16 as long as epimeral setae...............................................
ornatus
-. Occipital ridge of head with curved sculptured area medially (
Fig. 3
); head with transverse lines, reticulate posterolaterally; pronotal anteromarginal setae well developed, 0.5 as long as antennal segment III, 0.5 as long as epimeral setae.....................................................................................................
noumeaensis